I somehow lost the file association for .xtreme that auto-installs themes. I am not referring to downloaded zipped files, but the single file that auto-creates the theme folder in the correct location, and all relevant files. I have tried to manually associate it with several different Winstep exe's, but (unsurprisingly) none of them worked. Not sure when this issue came about, but I am pretty sure it was working 3 or 4 months ago, which was likely before I installed the latest Winstep v18.12 (Win10, x64), but I am not sure.

I am in need some expert guidance, as I am unable to install non-zipped themes... please advise.

Thanks for the speedy reply! So I tried the Winstep restore file association, but that did not solve the issue (the icon however, went from blank white to a generic looking file icon, if that means anything).

Tried the gHacks option you linked to as well, and even though I am an admin on my account, and did the powershell with the "run as administrator" option, I repeatedly got a message that I was not authorized.

Would reinstalling Winstep reestablish the association? Would I need to perform a full uninstall first(I have Revo Pro if necessary), or just reinstalling over the existing version work? I only have Winstep 16 setup file, as I have just done the real-time upgrades since... is it possible to download your latest release and install that? Sorry for the barrage of questions... and thanks in advance!

Yes there is an open with option, but Winstep is not in the default list. I have browsed from the "Open With" dialog to the Winstep Programs folder and chosen various exe files, but none are winstep.exe

So even if I do a full uninstall via Revo Pro to remove all Winstep related registry entries, that problem would persist on re-install? Huh... that surprises me. I could easily reestablish my long labored over shelf/dock customization by restoring from a back up if that would have worked - too bad.

Yes there is an open with option, but Winstep is not in the default list. I have browsed from the "Open With" dialog to the Winstep Programs folder and chosen various exe files, but none are winstep.exe

I copied that and pasted it into the program x86\Winstep folder, and now all is good again. Not sure how it disappeared from the programs folder to begin with, but things seem fixed now.

I don't think an overwrite install is necessary, but will do your approach should any other idiosyncrasies arise. Thank you so much for your quick attention to this matter... excellent customer service.

I did not want to download v18.12 from the products page, as I thought it would be a trial version and would somehow mess up my paid version. But I went ahead and did it anyway since I do a system back up nightly, so no big deal if it turned out to be a problem... which it did not, thankfully.

The reinstall did resurrect a few themes I had previously deleted (no biggie), but most importantly, it kept all the new themes I downloaded and the painstaking customization's I had applied to all themes.

Anyway, you can always download Winstep Xtreme from the Winstep web site, the 'trial' version there is fully functional - in fact, all the license key does is enable you to get past the 30 day trial period.

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